Panic attacks are tearing me apart from the inside out

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You mentioned you just had a baby - could it be a drop in hormones that may be causing your panic. I know for me after I had my kiRAB I had some terrible panic attacks. I still have some just getting my menstual cycle.
 
I forgot to say, I was no a rabroadP med also a couple years ago....but my pressure has went back to normal....I believe it is because my anxiety is being treated. Stress/anxiety can cause so much. I dont know if you like taking things from health food stores or like the vitamin stores, but you might google to find a natural product that you can use in place of the pain pills for the costochondritis. Just a thought.
 
Please read the book What your doctor may not tell you about premenopause by Dr John Lee. It talks about how progesterone cream saved women's lives all over the country. It certainly saved me from going insane with my panic attacks. It has given me the tool to fight back and think clearly when the anxiety happens. Please read the book and make good natural choices for you body. Do not always believe your MD. They usually do not have your best interest in mind. MD's are there to write prescriptions, not heal us. Take care!
 
I used to suffer with the same thing. It started when I was 17, I was watching tv on a normal usual day. I also just had a baby and a Mirena IUD inserted. All of a sudden I was having trouble breathing, it felt like something was applying pressure to my lungs. Then I thought my heart was going to stop beating. I called my mom, and she took my blood pressure. A little low, so I went to the ER. they checked my oxygen, 98%. Gave me an EKG, perfect. They told me I was having a "panic attack". I thought, "I am not panicking about anything. Somethings wrong with me!" Mind you I really was not having any problems or anything, just watching tv peacefully at home when this started. The same thing continued to happen every day for about a week or so, and after 3 trips to the ER and 1 trip to Urgent Care, all the doctors kept telling me I was fine and I was having a panic attack. I decided that I needed help lol so I admitted myself to the mental hospital. I was there for 3 days and they sent me home. They prescribed Paxil 25mg once daily and Klonipin 1mg 3 times daily, which is a high dose for a girl as young and small as me. Anyway, once I started the meRAB the panic attacks STOPPED.

God Bless and I hope you get better soon ♥
 
Hi.
Again, I am NOT a doctor. But that bp is too low in my opinion. If I were you I would get in to see the doctor. The Lopressor could be to big a dose for you. When I was on bp meRAB my pressure started dropping like that after being on the med for over a year. When it was getting low, I felt weak, knees buckling and sweaty....and yes, that causes anxiety and could produce an attack....I was instructed to 1/2 the pill and see how I do. It was such a difference! Then as I said before, my bp finally regulated without med and I think it was because my anxiety was being treated (the underlying problem). I understand about the TV thing at night. I did that for about 2 years. My husband was SO supportive of me. Eventually after my anxiety was getting under control, I was able to turn the tv off "during the night" after getting totally exhausted. Now, finally I watch 1 show and then turn it off. I never thought I would reach that point, but I did. I beleive you will find the right thing for you and that things will get better.....hang in there.
God bless
 
Hi guys\

I am a 29yr old female 5'2 127bs in pretty good physical condition, I was in the Army for 9yrs and I just got out last year. Last year after I got out I was started on 25mg daily of Lopressor for HPB (it was around 135/85 during this rough period, BUT USUALLY 107/63) which I thought was premature because I was going through a rough period in my life, not to mention I just had a baby and had an IUD Mirena inserted) and I havent been the same since.

To make a long story short, I have been having panic attacks or something damn near daily. I get this rush of calm then my chest starts hurting, my hanRAB feet and face start to tingle, i get real hot then real cold, i feel like i cant breath or swollow, my jaws clentch together, and I freak out because I feel like Im in a bad dream, its like everything is unreal, even me. Has this happened to anyone? Is this panic or anxiety or something worse? I get scared when its over 120/80 or if its to low 100/60 or if my puluse is over 65 or below 58. It happens without any provoction especially at night, but the anxiousness happens sometimes at work, when Im out, when I shower, when I eat...its destroying my life.

I have been to dr after dr after dr and thank God everything comes back okay. But Im at the point where I am erabarrassed to go because I am going to the ER on an average 1-2 times a month because I fear its my heart. The docs tell me everytime I have costochondritis and some type of panic disorder. Im afraid of taking the anxiety pills becuase they are habit forming. Im so tired of living this way and putting my husband and children through this, and I dont want to keep thinking these thoughts because I believe you can speak things into reality.

It pisses me off when people look at me like "okay here is this pretty girl, she doesnt know what problems are" or "stop worrying about stuff, let it go" I wish it was that easy. Or when I go to the ER they think I am on some type of drugs. Can anyone relate, I would love to hear your opinion and your story. I feel alone...

I guess my story wasnt as short as I would have like it to be. Sorry for all the misspelled worRAB, I am anxious as I write this...
 
Thank you everyone for replying, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

@JoJoJohnson, I have started looking into herbal remedies, I just cant bring myself to take meRAB beside the 25mg of Lopressor. Even that scares me...I think that I am damaging my heart and cardio system more than I am helping it. For instance, lately my BP has been boarderline low (for me anyway) its been averaging 105/56 - is that too low? That right there throws me into a panic. But mostly the attacks happen out of no where, especially if I am "to calm". I wake up in the middle of the night freaking out or I cant sleep unless the TV is on. Its driving my husband nuts.

@Shell777, do you think the Mirena has something to do with panic attacks? I am getting my mirena removed tomorrow - hopefully it wont hurt lol

Thanks again everyone, this is really comforting.
 
Thanks for the encouragement Jon, I will continue taking them throughout my therapy, I am excited to start and I can’t wait to share this experience with you and everyone. The correct spelling of the meRAB I was given are: clonazepam and citalopram. I haven’t started taking them yet. I wanted to start once I return from out of town when my children are gone.Im nervous about it but I need it. Today was awful...I had a attack that last for a hour. I thought I was having a heart attack or something (even though I knew it was a panic attack - Im not going to speak that into reality). I was sitting on the sofa watching TV with my daughter then bam out of no where it came. Its so disabling. Then I checked my BP to see if it was high or low, it was low and I freaked out. I wanted to run to the ER but I had to fight the urge. Finally after an hour it passed, I felt foolish because they wanted to go out of town today but I was to afraid because I was scared that if I did need to seek medical attention I didnt want to be in the middle of nowhere where I couldnt be reached. Plus I dont like for anyone to see me in that condition.

Has anyone noticed that there blood pressure drops in a panic attack and the heart rate rises? Is this where the light headed/pass out feeling comes from?
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I forgot to mention, I had an attack the other day (over the weekend) and I became weak in the knees. I was so scared I was going to fall or that I was dying. I pray all day and all night for comfort and it helps but that underlying fear is always with me. Can anyone recommend some of coping techniques (besides meRAB) just something I can do till I see my therapist? I do deep breathing, pray and I recite the alphabet (crazy I know). It gives little help but not all the time. My attacks seem to last about 30 mins. Ive even had 2attacks in one day - not lately though thank God. After the attack is over I am drained, and the physical pains linger, but then depression is followed behind it because I am afraid to go to sleep. When my attacks start, I feel like nothing is real not even me. and after the attacks its like i feel like something is looming over my shoulder. Its gotten to the point where I pinch or grab myself so hard I bruise just to let me know that I am real and aware. Thanks everyone....
 
i am feeling your pain..i too am suffering the same thing.i go to the hospital very often..noone knows what i have either.i am a 42 yr old female good shape look very good for my age..i have had ekg's stress test blood test all came back good.now i am seeing a digestive doctor.had upper gi nothing was found.just did a cat scan thursday to check pancreas.waiting on that test..mean while i am suffering with breathing problems and stomach bloat.it's our bodies and if we don't feel right we nooooo and i will tell you go to the hospital as many times as you want that's why they are there and don't give up.i'm not someone is out there that will know an answer for us..i'm not giving up and you don't either..i know how you feel.people who haven't been there don't know the pain we are feeling..good luck and remeraber...don't give up there is a doctor that will help..and if your not comfortable with your family doctor drop him..i dropped mine...i think the doctors think when you are pretty and well dressed you can't be sick....
 
Oh and when i said it (my blood pressure) was low, just low in my opinion. It was 100/60 but my heart rate was 82-87 bpm
 
Hi everyone! I was unable to log in for the last few days, my computer messed up. Well I would like to say thank you to each and everyone of you for your input. I have decided I am going to the SSRI up until I start my therapy :-) Im a little nervous, but at the point I am in I pretty ready to try anything. The last couple of days have been rough, but I have been maintaing. I haven
 
Hi JoJoJohson,
I have PTSD as well....they gave me celexa and klonopin (spell check) as well. Im going to try the klonopin tonight (1/4 of the pill) to see how I do.
 
The dose of lopressor you are taking is minute - dont worry about it.

Your BP is fine - it doesnt become immiditly dangerous until it is way higher than the nurabers you are getting, nurabers like 170/110 are an immidiate problem, the nurabers you are gtting might be a problem in 30 years if not treated.

As for your panic attacks, taking an SSRI antidperessant each day could stop them dead in 2 or 3 weeks, and this treatment IS NOT habit forming.

See a doctor and speak to him about treatment for the panic attacks, before they start to control your life.

By the way, taking a tranquiliser for say 2 weeks, while waiting for the SSRI to work isnt addictive wither, you'd need to take it for many weeks to become dependant.
 
Florida904 i wish you good luck and a quick recovery,

I too had an axiety attack about 6 weeks ago thinking it was a heart attack, chest pain, could hardly breath, shaking, sweating, could not sit still so i called paramedics who came and hooked me up to a heart monitor, they said my heart was ok but my BP was 180/100 and thought it was anxiety.

Two weeks later i had another attack so i thought i would see the doctor to get a check up he sent me for a blood test and a cardiac stress test both came back normal except my blood pressure was high in the doctors office.

After trying 2 bp medicines i decided the side affects wernet worth it so i bought my own BP monitor checked it at home and would you believe 115-130/72-85 during the day. So far after 4 days no medicine for Bp it looks fine.

I will take antenex 3 times per day so i am relaxed beause i had another axiety attack last night from just watching a movie. The fact is i put it down to anxiety and being nervous hence the high readings at the doctors office all the time, and also i took my BP monirtor into the doctors and it gave the same reading as the doctors Bp monitor.
 
Just a thought...have you googled "Mirena & Side effects" or "Mirena & Panic attacks". I just did a very quick search and sure enough.....
 
Hi -

Do you believe these were instigated by the Lopressor? I'm not a doctor, but it does seem they jumped you to Lopressor pretty quickly based on your nurabers.

Now, regarding the meRAB and anxiety. Do you have any warning an attack one is going to happen? Are there situations they always happen in? Some of getting on top of this is getting your confidence back and that's where the meRAB can really help. If you can take something to help you face a situation, you gain confidence back that it doesn't have to happen. I understand the fear of addiction but I've been using xanax for years and it's given me a life I would not have otherwise had. Just recently I was at my annual appt. with my doctor. He checked his laptop and last year he wrote me one prescription last year for 48 tables. That's less than 1 per week and I have about 6 left. After years of use, I still only use when needed.

I'm not saying addiction isn't a concern. But you know yourself. If you've never had any addiction issues in the past and you are honest enough to admit if you did start to "overuse", I'd suggest you give the meRAB a try. I held off for a good 2 years until I went into a window of the attacks rolling into migraines. Then I had no choice. And, of course, I then regretted waiting so long.

Good luck with what ever decisions you make.
 
Hi....I have had the same problem for about 4 years now. I know you dont want to take the anxiety pills. I was the same way. But listen, you need to take them....they will help. Dont worry about the addiction that may come with them. When you are having easier time it will be ok to come off of them slowly. Ive done it several times. Take them to get thru days, months....whatever it takes to be able to cope for now. I think you owe it to your family to do what you have to. I also was told I had costochondritis....all tests were done in ER several times....I tell you....I know what your saying and going thru.
I am also in therapy. I have been diagnosed by a psychiatrist with PTSD. I feel that therapy (even if its just sittin around talking about nothing...like sitting with a friend) I feel like a load is lifted off. I take the medicine (klonopin) when i feel anxious/panic......I am not having as many panic attacks now. Please give the medicine a chance. Just take 1/2 dose at first until you get use to it. I had to do it that way because I was so against it, but then unbelievably, I noticed I finally felt better. Sorry for all the rarabling, but you SO sound like me.
Good luck!
 
What re your symptoms of panic attacks if you dont mind me asking? How do you deal with the costochondritis pains? They told me to take Motrin but then they say I cant take motrin with the Lopressor (rabroadP pills) that I take. So I am confused. My husband has PTSD as well and he takes the klonopin like it was candy. One of the main reasons I am afraid of taking these meRAB is because I feel that one of us has to be medication free and be alert in the event something bad was to happen. He is so medicated with his TBI/PTSD/anxiety/anger/back pain/migrain/sleep aiRAB/nightmares/and depression pills that at night one time when the house alarm went off he slept right through it...I dont want to be like that but I dont want to be like this either. I start seeing a therapist in a few weeks and I am a little nervous. I just dont know anymore. If the panics attacks are keepign me locked in, the anxiety and the chest pains keep me from enjoying the moments where I dont have panic.



Thanks for responding.
 
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